Vega Sicilia Alion 2018 Bottle:1 This strikes us a modern-styled

This strikes us a modern-styled gin with relaxed juniper

smoke and hints of mocha

An ideal accompaniment to braised lamb shanks

Flavors of vanilla cream

It goes well with red meat dishes and grilled game

Vega Sicilia Alion 2018 Bottle:1 This strikes us a modern-styled96 Points Robert Parker The vintage released in 2025 is the 2021 Alin, a year to remember, one of the best in recent times; it was relaxed and textbook in all senses, with snow in the beginning of the year, a mild spring disturbed only by frost in Pesquera that didn't affect other villages, a relatively cool summer that slowed things down, and the grapes ripened to perfection without rain after September. They used grapes from 13 different villages